selfishly silent

the population grows

the chance of being the only one lessens

only a century or two ago, it was great to be great

now you must be great and greater and greatest

a fair competition for us all

to want your name to be recognized and your gifts to be appreciated

now there are less faces than names to be remembered

your hands get lost in the circle

for they are not great or greater enough

i feel it is important that i add how removed this feeling is. it isn't fair now and hasn't been, though legs up mean less and less. they also mean more and more, as even then less great are also recognized. nothing comes without working those hands inside-out. one must expose their bones for their skin to be seen. what is greatness these days without intense labor? what has it ever been without devotion? what is it worth being great without a capitol G? there's never enough good in the world, but the stage looks crowded. to be great in the audience but you are looking in from outside. who are you trying to be great for?